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Interviews & Viewpoints | Khaled Abdulrazzaq Al Khaled, Vice-Chairman and CEO, Boursa Kuwait: Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2017
Articles & Analysis | Bourse reform programme improves transparency in Kuwait Stock Exchange from The Report: Kuwait 2017
In 2016 Boursa Kuwait, the new operator of the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE), set about implementing its long list of regulatory improvements that will align the country’s stock market with the most advanced in the region. This process is continuing in 2017, with every month seeing announcements regarding new products and services aimed at...
Articles & Analysis | Kuwait government working to ensure resilient banking sector from The Report: Kuwait 2017
Banking sector liquidity has not been a concern in the GCC for nearly 10 years, but the rapid decline of crude oil prices that began in the summer of 2014 has made the issue a regional challenge once again. The central role played by oil and gas in GCC economies means that large movements in spot prices and energy futures have the potential to...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohammad Y Al Hashel, Governor, Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK): Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2017
Amid challenging local and regional conditions, how is the CBK looking to maintain a stable and robust financial environment?
Articles & Analysis | Foreign investment to boost diversification in Kuwait trade from The Report: Kuwait 2017
Like most GCC economies, Kuwait is well known for its buy-side investment activity – a result of its historic ability to transform oil revenues into global investments aimed at securing future economic sustainability. However, as the nation enters a third year of lower oil prices, Kuwait’s attractiveness as a destination for inward investment...
Articles & Analysis | Government reforms strengthen Kuwait's banking sector from The Report: Kuwait 2017
In a lower oil price environment such as the one that has persisted since late 2014, banking sectors in the GCC find themselves under heightened scrutiny. Kuwait is no exception, but where other banking sectors in the region have been compelled to face sizeable cutbacks in government spending, the nation’s deep reserves have enabled it to...